Glen Lyn vs Pembroke

A side-by-side comparison of Glen Lyn and Pembroke: population, income, housing, and more.

Glen Lyn and Pembroke are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pembroke has the higher population (1,130 vs 66 in Glen Lyn). Glen Lyn has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $57,841 in Pembroke). Glen Lyn has the higher median home value ($171,900 vs $132,000 in Pembroke).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Lyn	Pembroke
Population	66	1,130
Median age	54.0 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,000	$57,841
Median home value	$171,900	$132,000
Median gross rent	—	$814
Housing units	30	668
Homeownership rate	90.0%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Lyn	Pembroke
Population	89 → 66 (-25.8%)	1,026 → 1,130 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $75,000 (+22.4%)	$43,409 → $57,841 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $171,900 (+37.5%)	$95,200 → $132,000 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$720 → $814 (+13.1%)

Glen Lyn

Population

8966

Median household income

$61,250$75,000

Median home value

$125,000$171,900

Pembroke

Population

1,0261,130

Median household income

$43,409$57,841

Median home value

$95,200$132,000

Median gross rent

$720$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Lyn	Pembroke
Under 5	15.2%	7.0%
5 to 17	4.5%	7.8%
18 to 24	4.5%	9.6%
25 to 34	1.5%	12.5%
35 to 44	9.1%	10.1%
45 to 54	19.7%	16.1%
55 to 64	21.2%	12.2%
65 to 74	22.7%	16.5%
75 and over	1.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Lyn	Pembroke
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Lyn	Pembroke
No high school diploma	4.0%	14.4%
High school graduate	56.0%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Lyn	Pembroke
Drove alone	96.3%	76.6%
Carpooled	3.7%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Lyn	Pembroke
1-unit, detached	83.3%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	20.1%

Poverty & households

	Glen Lyn	Pembroke
Poverty rate	12.1%	8.1%
Average household size	2.20	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1962	1971